tattooist
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3.9
- noun
- /təˈtuːɪst/
:
tatuador
- The tattooist carefully designed a beautiful pattern before applying it to the client's arm.
- the tattooist works
Examples
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Forgetting about his accent, Leth showered the tattooist with questions about herself and her art.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, tattooists all over the world pick up new patterns and mix them with old ones.
Fiction book (1991) -
The tattooist said there was no charge, that it was a good chance for her.
Fiction book (1991) -
The tattooist had a special way of going about her work.
Fiction book (1991) -
And the tattooist worked the elements and thus the letters backwards, from right to left, against their grain.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is my new lover Jake, he's one of the best tattooists in the world.
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There's also an annual workshop I go to down in Virginia with tattooists from around the country, around the world.
Fiction book (1991) -
Look at some of my books while I set up, and the tattooist led them back to the front room and began stacking pattern catalogs on the counter.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many people visit the tattooist to get unique designs that represent their personal stories.
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After months of planning, she finally went to the tattooist to get the intricate design she had chosen.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who makes pictures on people's skin with ink
A person who makes permanent pictures on the skin with ink
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tattooist comes from the Polynesian word tatau, which meant 'to mark', and the ending -ist, like in artist, which means 'a person who does something'. So a tattooist is literally a person who 'marks' the skin, which is why the word means someone who makes tattoos.